bihotz

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Etymology

From Proto-Basque *bihoź, cognate with Aquitanian *bihox.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /bihot͡s̻/
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /biot͡s̻/
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  • Rhymes: -ihots̻, -ots̻
  • Rhymes: -iots̻, -ots̻
  • Hyphenation: bi‧hotz

Noun

bihotz inan

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. heart, spirit
  3. center, core
  4. courage
  5. (card games) heart
  6. (endearing) dear, darling

Declension

Declension of bihotz (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive bihotz bihotza bihotzak
ergative bihotzek bihotzak bihotzek
dative bihotzi bihotzari bihotzei
genitive bihotzen bihotzaren bihotzen
comitative bihotzekin bihotzarekin bihotzekin
causative bihotzengatik bihotzarengatik bihotzengatik
benefactive bihotzentzat bihotzarentzat bihotzentzat
instrumental bihotzez bihotzaz bihotzez
inessive bihotzetan bihotzean bihotzetan
locative bihotzetako bihotzeko bihotzetako
allative bihotzetara bihotzera bihotzetara
terminative bihotzetaraino bihotzeraino bihotzetaraino
directive bihotzetarantz bihotzerantz bihotzetarantz
destinative bihotzetarako bihotzerako bihotzetarako
ablative bihotzetatik bihotzetik bihotzetatik
partitive bihotzik
prolative bihoztzat

Derived terms

Further reading

  • bihotz”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • bihotz”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005